Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
POSTED
05-04-10
Yahoo! Hosts Second Annual Business & Human Rights Summit
Today, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) hosts its second annual Business & Human Rights Summit at its Sunnyvale campus, bringing together individuals from around the world to raise awareness about freedom of expression online and the enduring challenges to this fundamental rig...
POSTED
04-16-10
The World Flag
Tiokasin Ghosthorse will display The World Flag as He speaks to the General assembly at the UN regarding Indigenous rights, preservation on Monday morning.
Nearly 2,000 indigenous representatives from all over the world will gat...
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04-16-10
Police Officer Michael Carney Tells Story of Anti-Gay Discrimination Within Police Force to Midweek Politics' David Pakman
Only weeks after the controversial appearance by discredited anti-gay sex research Paul Cameron on Midweek Politics with David Pakman, an interview that made national headlines spanning from The Huffing...
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04-15-10
WellPoint Ranked 7th in Diversity MBA Magazine's Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work
/PRNewswire/ - WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) is pleased to announce that the company has been ranked 7th by Diversity MBA Magazine in its rankings of the "50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers To Work," which is included in its spring...
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04-01-10
Students call on Sodexo to follow suit as Aramark agrees to work with CIW
Responding to an escalating campaign waged by students on campuses across the country, Aramark has agreed to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to directly improve farmworker wages and working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida. The agreement comes a ...
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03-23-10
Two new portals on business & human rights: "Getting Started" and "Tools & Guidance"
Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched two new information portals.
"Getting Started" provides an introduction to business ...
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03-10-10
SC Johnson Ranks 41 on the 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity(R) List
The company was just named number 41 on the 10th annual list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity® announced today by DiversityInc.com. SCJ is up from number 46 last year and is being recognized for its demonstrated use of measurable diversity best practices and results.
POSTED
02-24-10
New Company for 'Change-the-World' Entrepreneurs(TM) Launches
A brand new company created to help socially responsible entrepreneurs, ScalePassion LLC, has been launched. ScalePassion is designed to provide tactical and practical coaching advice for high growth, "change-the-world" entrepreneurs™ that truly care about the triple bottom ...
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02-23-10
United Nations business & human rights online forum extended
Today the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) on business and human rights, John Ruggie, announced that his online consultation forum, www.srsgconsultation.org, will undergo a gr...
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02-08-10
The Walmart Foundation and CARE Launch Women's Empowerment Initiative in Bangladesh Factories
The Walmart Foundation and CARE launched today a women's empowerment program that will provide 2,500 female factory workers in Bangladesh's apparel sector with long-term, sustainable means of improving their standard of living and working environments through workplace skill...
